CultureMaggie Gyllenhaal says film industry has a ‘systemic problem’ with sexism

Speaking at the Venice film festival opening, jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal said women find it harder to finance films, calling the resulting lack of female directors in this year’s Golden Lion competition a “systemic problem”. She also argued that cinema is inevitably political because it can create empathy for other people’s experiences.

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